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AT: Bokashi and Vermicomposting

Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Stop throwing your food scraps in the trash. Come learn the how tos and the benefits of bokashi and vermicomposting. Bokashi composting uses kitchen scraps of all kinds, including meat and dairy products, mixed with inoculated bran to make compost faster than bin composting. Vermicomposting uses composting worms to recycle kitchen, garden, and specific paper... Read More →

$30 – $40

AT: Excursion – HMNS Road Trips: National Weather Service Behind-The-Scenes Tour

Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Tour the state-of-the-art facility with NWS meteorologists who track threatening weather along the Texas coastline. Meet at the National Weather Service in Dickinson. Map and directions will be e-mailed prior to trip. Limited to 20 participants.

AT: An Introduction to Monarchs, Migration, and Our Native Milkweed

The University of Houston-Clear Lake 2700 Bay Area Blvd,, Houston, TX, United States

Chris Anastas and Candice Annen will talk about milkweed, nectar plants, and other natives that make it possible for monarch butterflies to survive; as well as the monarch life cycle, migration, diseases and other threats. They will give updates on the latest monarch science with special emphasis on the Gulf Coast’s role in the complex... Read More →

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Event Series VSP: Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary Tuesday Trail Crew

VSP: Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary Tuesday Trail Crew

Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary 440 Wilchester Blvd , Houston, TX

The Tuesday trail crew at Edith Moore Nature Sanctuary meets from 9 AM until noon every Tuesday year-round. Trail crew projects include everything under the sun, including boardwalk construction and maintenance, trail trimming and privet/ligustrum removal. Please contact Juanita Perkins at [email protected] to sign up.

Event Series VSP: KPC Work Day

VSP: KPC Work Day

CPC Indiangrass Preserve-Field Office 31975 Hebert Road, Waller, Texas

Where: KPC's Indiangrass Preserve and Shrike Prairie When: Tuesdays | 9 am – 3 pm (Also every Friday and  Saturday of the month | 9 am – 1 pm) Who: All are welcomed to participate – no experience necessary. Physical Requirements: Bending, kneeling, or sitting on the ground; some light lifting. What to wear: Closed-toed shoes,... Read More →

Event Series VSP: Coastal Prairie Conservancy, Formerly Katy Prairie Conservancy, – Tuesday Work Day at Indiangrass Prairie

VSP: Coastal Prairie Conservancy, Formerly Katy Prairie Conservancy, – Tuesday Work Day at Indiangrass Prairie

CPC Indiangrass Preserve-Field Office 31975 Hebert Road, Waller, Texas

  The Coastal  Prairie Conservancy (CPC) seeks “Preserve and Native Nursery Volunteers”. Its COVID-19 Update notes volunteer opportunities are “Open to vaccinated volunteers”. “Come get your hands dirty on the prairie. Every Tuesday and Friday on the Indiangrass Preserve, volunteers participate in activities critical to the success of our restoration program. Volunteers maintain the Ann... Read More →

AT: Lecture – Space City Weather: What Makes Houston Forecasting Unique? with Eric Berger & Matt Lanza

Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr, Houston, TX, United States

Houston meteorologists Eric Berger and Matt Lanza, will talk about the original idea behind their Space City Weather web site--in an era of hype they would actively not hype the weather. The site blew up during Hurricane Harvey, when a large chunk of the region relied on Space City Weather as the sprawling storm drenched... Read More →

$10 – $16
Event Series VSP: Seabourne Volunteer Day

VSP: Seabourne Volunteer Day

Seabourne Creek Nature Park 3831 State Highway 36 South, Rosenberg, TX, United States

Come help out at Seabourne Creek Nature Park, our signature project!  Our starting time has moved to 9am.   There are several areas that we need help in: Butterfly Garden Weeding, mulching, planting Prairie Demo Garden Planning habitat gardens, planting, weeding, mulching, establishing water features, etc. Prairie Restoration Project Bumping up plants, weeding pots, help... Read More →

Event Series VSP: Kleb Woods Weekly Bird Walk

VSP: Kleb Woods Weekly Bird Walk

Kleb Woods 220303 Draper Rd. at Mueschke Rd., Tomball, TX

Join in on the weekly bird walk at Kleb Woods Nature Preserve.  They are surveying for birds that they have seen on the property over the last many years of bird walks. You can join them at any of their walks which generally happen each Wednesday (currently scheduled for 8:00 a.m.) Kleb Woods Nature Preserve... Read More →